Richardson Beach surfForecast / Lake Ontario / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Richardson Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Richardson Beach sea temperature is
0.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richardson Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Richardson Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (18 Mar)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

Table - waves today at Richardson Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.7
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
SSE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)543344454443444---333---
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22221625252718841111000110000
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcrosscrossononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
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Low Tide
/ height (m)
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:09-------7:07
Sunset--7:15-------7:15-------7:17-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-8-4-3-2-30-1-2-11220-1-2-200010-1-1-4
Feels °C (?)-13-10-8-7-8-7-8-9-8-5-2-2-4-5-5-6-5-6-7-5-7-7-5-9
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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